Reid K. Hammitt, CPA, has been promoted to audit manager at Lutz in Omaha. He is responsible for providing credibility to clients through financial reporting, with a focus on the manufacturing, engineering, nonprofit, and staffing industries as well as employee benefit plans. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Accounting and Finance as well as a Master of Professional Accountancy from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Melissa L. “Missy” Jackson, CPA, has been promoted to tax director at Lutz in Omaha. Jackson holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and began her career in 2010. Today, she specializes in the review of corporate andmulti-state returns, maintains andmanages client relationships, and assists with international compliance. Br ian M. Kl intwor th, CPA, MT, has been promoted to partner at HBE LLP in Lincoln. Klintworth graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with an emphasis in Accounting and Finance. He joined HBE in 2015 as an intern and began his full-time career shortly thereafter. Most recently, he served as the firm’s tax director. While at HBE, Klintworth earned his Master of Taxation in 2019 from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. Since the fall of 2021, he has served part-time as an adjunct instructor for Concordia University in Seward. Klintworth is a graduate of the AICPA Leadership Academy. He presently is chairman of the Nebraska Society of CPAs’ CPE Committee, serves on the Nebraska Society’s Taxation Committee and Accounting Careers Committee, and is a financial literacy volunteer and mentor for the TeamMates program. In addition, he volunteers for the Nebraska Leadership Seminar, serving as treasurer of the board, president of the alumni association, senior counselor, and photographer for the organization, which empowers soon-to-be high school juniors. The addition of Klintworth brings HBE LLP’s total partner count to 16 with a staff of more than 100 employees. Margaret E. “Maggie” Knight, DBA, CPA, CGMA, has been appointed chair of the Accounting and Business Intelligence & Analytics Department at the Heider College of Business at Creighton University. She also currently serves as an associate professor of accounting and director of the Master of Accounting Program. In addition, having published multiple articles in top-tier journals, Knight has joined the ranks—10th internationally—of notable accounting researchers whose work is recognized by Brigham Young University (BYU) Accounting Rankings. The BYU Accounting Rankings is considered the gold standard in accounting disciplines, covering numerous specialized fields, including accounting education research, which is Knight’s expertise. The report ranks accounting programs and faculty worldwide on their success in publishing in top-tier, peer-reviewed accounting journals. It is also helpful for accounting researchers to compare their research productivity to their contemporaries, says Knight. Knight earned her doctorate at CreightonUniversity in 2018 and has an interest in behavioral accounting andmanagement research. Up until August 2016, she served as CFO for the primary and specialty care networks of physicians in CHI Health, serving more than 800 providers and 140 locations. Knight originally joined CHI Health in 2008 as the system controller, where she oversaw accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, financial analysis, capital planning, benchmarking, and decision support/cost accounting for the health system. Prior to her time with CHI Health, she spent seven years in public accounting with KPMG, where she served healthcare and not-for-profit clients throughout the Midwest. Lisa M. Kohler, CPA, CIA, has been appointed vice president of internal audit and compliance at Cobalt Credit Union in Papillion. Kohler comes to Cobalt with more than 16 years of audit experience, most recently serving as the internal audit manager for Farm Credit Services of America. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Justin J. Korth, CPA, has been promoted to tax director at Lutz in Omaha. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Accounting and Finance from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and began his career in 2016. He is responsible for individual, business, and fiduciary tax compliance and consulting, estate and business planning, and taxpayer representation on IRSmatters. In addition, he oversees the firm’s international workforce initiative. An active volunteer at his alma mater, Korth is an advisory board member for the UNO School of Accounting, a mentor for the UNOCollege of Business Scholars Academy, and a member of the UNO Young Alumni Academy. He also is a member of St. Vincent de Paul Knights of Columbus, the former president of Youth Catholic Professionals in Omaha, a finance committee member at the JPII Newman Center, and a mentor at Sacred Heart Catholic School. He presently serves on the Nebraska Society of CPAs’ Legislation Committee and in the past has served on the Society’s Accounting Careers Committee and Political Education Committee. Derek L. Meyer, CPA, has been promoted to tax manager at HBE LLP in Lincoln. Meyer graduated from Northwest Missouri State University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, then received his Master of Professional Accountancy from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Upon completion of his degree in 2017, Meyer joined HBE and now provides specialty tax, advisory, and healthcare services to HBE clients. He currently serves as treasurer for the Seniors Foundation. Phillip S. Oman, CPA, has been promoted to tax manager at HBE LLP in Lincoln. He graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Master of Professional Accountancy. Upon completion of his degree, Oman joined HBE as an accountant and now provides specialty corporate, partnership, and individual income tax planning and preparation services. He also specializes in State and Local Taxes (SALT) and business valuation services. I S S U E 4 , 2 0 2 2 28 nebraska cpas
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